Carlos Santana

The first base market started to move rapidly late in 2024, as players like Josh Naylor, Paul Goldschmidt, Nathaniel Lowe, and Carlos Santana came off the trade and free agent markets. That movement did not work its way up to the top of the market at the time, but since the New Year started, buzz…

With Carlos Santana signing in Cleveland, Gleeman notes that "almost all of the water has been drained from the free agent first baseman pool." That means the Twins may have few options except to enter 2025 with Miranda as their every day first baseman. The 26-year-old had a solid year in 2024, hitting .284/.322/.441 with nine home runs and 49 RBI in 121 games. He doesn't strike out a lot, but he also doesn't draw many walks, so he doesn't get much of a bump in OBP formats. He has a little more pop in his bat than he showed in 2024, but Miranda is likely a .270-.280 hitter with 15 home run power, which makes him more of a corner infield target in most formats.

The first base market started to move rapidly late in 2024, as players like Josh Naylor, Paul Goldschmidt, Nathaniel Lowe, and Carlos Santana came off the trade and free agent markets. That movement did not work its way up to the top of the market at the time, but since the New Year started, buzz…

Just before the holidays, the hot stove roared to life for the first base and DH market as a host of players all came off the board over the course of a matter of days. Josh Naylor and Nathaniel Lowe changed hands via trade, while Christian Walker, Paul Goldschmidt, Carlos Santana, Joc Pederson, Andrew McCutchen,…

Just before the holidays, the hot stove roared to life for the first base and DH market as a host of players all came off the board over the course of a matter of days. Josh Naylor and Nathaniel Lowe changed hands via trade, while Christian Walker, Paul Goldschmidt, Carlos Santana, Joc Pederson, Andrew McCutchen,…